and so, 2 weeks ago, D and i began our long trip to sydney! first the 12 hour flight to taipei and then the 8 hour one to sydney, australia!
but let’s not get ahead of ourselves… before we got to board our plane to sydney we had a 17h layover in taipei. READ MORE
quinoa cheese balls
the lovely people over at feinkostundwein.de were nice enough to let me test some of their products – the ones that i especially liked are these three – pate’ bomba del salento, pate’ di olive nere and pate’ di pomodori secchi! and i decided to make a tasty little treat that can be enjoyed as an appetizer, snack or at any given time actually, if you ask me ;)READ MORE
zucchini soup with parmesan-pear “croutons”
the first recipe in 2016, so i made it a healthy one, kind of ;) this zucchini soup is perfect for warming you up in these cold winter days… but i spiced it a little bit up because my favourite italian was in town and, as always, brought the most perfect italian goodness with her – parmesan cheese! READ MORE
risotto with balsamic&honey glazed pumpkin and feta cheese
don’t ask me why, but wintertime is risotto time. i would literally be the happiest if someone served me a hot bowl of any kind of risotto with a glas of good wine, lit some candles and wrapped me up in a blanket (although the blanket is optional, because the risotto is kind of a blanket/hug on it’s own). READ MORE
vegetable rice paper rolls with curry peanut sauce
if you need some healthy gluten-free crisp in your life – this is it! and with some sweet and sour dip on the side all your wishes will be fulfilled. oh the crunchy goodness.READ MORE
goat’s cheese pesto with cranberry pasta
when it gets cold and gloomy, the food i crave is all about pasta, rice, cheese and all those goodies. i should plan my workouts accordingly, but READ MORE
spinach and feta quiche
how do you like your eggs in the morning? i like mine in a quiche! :) READ MORE
stuffed champignons
lately everybody has been talking about stuffed champignons. and i have never tried them. so i had to give in to the hype. and i was not sorry i did!READ MORE
dark chocolate and orange mousse
this summer while i was in new york, i ended up in this restaurant in the flatiron district called “la pecora bianca”. at that time they served the most perfect dark chocolate mousse READ MORE
apple-cinnamon muffins
autumn is here! and for me, the ultimate autumn flavor is apple-cinnamon. i don’t know why, it’s just something about the mixture of the twoREAD MORE